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> This means that when the feeler grounds out the left led, the right led i=
s
> by default ) larger, and the robot bears right. When the feeler leaves
> it's detected object and releases it's hold on the cap/led , the capacito=
r
> makes that led voltage charge up VERY slowly, giving the robot a 10 secon=
d
> memory of that sides object.
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Hi Craig!
I've been toying with using the Shorted Tank concept for my ChloroPopper. =
My plan is to have two contacts per antenna, one side shorting the motor o=
n the antenna side and the other shorting the opposite motor. So when the =
antenna is hitting on the outside, it bypasses the Chloroplast circuit tota=
lly to give the motor a full voltage jolt to move it away from danger. Whe=
n the antenna hits on the inside, then it shunts the opposite motor to grou=
nd. It will take more time to recharge after that, but hopefully it will p=
ropell the little critter out of danger.
I'm hoping to try it today sometime. I've also built another ChloroPopper =
that I'm calling The Other. Mainly because it's the other CPopper. Instea=
d of free-forming this one, I used perfboard and point-to-point soldering. =
It's neater looking than 8/2Brutus, but not as good a bot. Heavier, perha=
ps. This is the first time since I've been building BEAM 'bots that I didn=
't recycle my previous robot. Kinda cool having three robots!
Richard Caudle
www.geocities.com/frankendaddy
Home ICQ - Frankendaddy
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Guardians of the sacred words: Nee, Ptang, and NeeWhon! =
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>
> This means that when the fe=
eler =
grounds out the left led, the right led is
> by default ) large=
r, =
and the robot bears right. When the feeler leaves
> it's detect=
ed =
object and releases it's hold on the cap/led , the capacitor
> makes =
that =
led voltage charge up VERY slowly, giving the robot a 10 second
> mem=
ory =
of that sides object.
Hi Craig!
I've been toying with using the<=
EM> =
Shorted Tank concept for my ChloroPopper. My plan is to have two=
=
contacts per antenna, one side shorting the motor on the antenna side and t=
he =
other shorting the opposite motor. So when the antenna is hitting on =
the =
outside, it bypasses the Chloroplast circuit totally to give the motor a fu=
ll =
voltage jolt to move it away from danger. When the antenna hits =
on =
the inside, then it shunts the opposite motor to ground. It will take=
more =
time to recharge after that, but hopefully it will propell the little critt=
er =
out of danger.
I'm hoping to try it today =
sometime. I've also built another ChloroPopper that I'm calling =
The Other. Mainly because it's the other =
CPopper. Instead of free-forming this one, I used perfboard and =
point-to-point soldering. It's neater looking than 8/2Brutus, but not=
as =
good a bot. Heavier, perhaps. This is the first time since=
I've =
been building BEAM 'bots that I didn't recycle my previous robot. Kin=
da =
cool having three robots!
Guardians of the sacred words: N=
ee, =
Ptang, and NeeWhon! =
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